पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 15, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.23 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते।।14.23।।
"14.23 He who maintains an attitude of indifference, who is not disturbed by the Qualities, who realises that it is only they who act, and remains calm;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra65.00°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.47°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha222.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.58°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra198.91°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani140.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:33 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:15
Varjyam07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:37 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:56 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:33 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:33 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:56 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855392.27
Julian Day2443857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5590°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.73°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.5590°), declination -23.24°, EoT 4.18 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1978-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)